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- 2811: Juice
- ... volume of the blood, its oxygen carrying capacity, and even the heart size of the user. (Wright, Cowart) The use of steroids among athletes has greatly increased in the past few years. Professional and high school level athletes alike have been searching for an enhancement in their skill and strength ability. The majority of users claim that they take steroids for appearance. Users could include a skinny high school kid who wants a girlfriend or weight lifter looking to increase his physical ability. Steroids also has many negative effects, both mentally and physically. Physically, there are both long term effects and short term effects ...
- 2812: Affirmative Action
- ... work force, including minorities, or our competitive edge, if we have one, will continue to decline in golbal markets. Many jobs today are in the technician and technologist area. “Jobs require more than a high-school diploma,but less than a four-year degree--such as an associate degree or certificate fro! m a vocational or trade school” (Kovatch, 1996). As more and more women faced discrimination in large firms, more decided to strike out on their own. In conclusion, most Americans know that the deck is stacked against poor kids. They also ...
- 2813: Gustave Flaubert and Madame Bovary: Comparisons
- ... would learn to appreciate (Kunitz 280). At that time Flaubert focused his attention on the study of History and the writings of numerous romantics as well (Kunitz 280). Flaubert was later sent to an intermediate school in Paris to further strengthen his academic standings (Kunitz 280). Upon completion of that, he enrolled into law school but found no interest in it (Thorlby 250). This allowed him to do some drifting, while taking the time to realize that literature would be his destiny (Kunitz 281). Although all of this schooling and ...
- 2814: Catcher In The Rye 5
- ... Beginning to learn the truths of society and growing up, sixteen year old, Holden has a hard time adjusting to maturity. After the death of his younger brother Allie, his inability to remain in one school, and his ongoing dislike of many people and their morals, Holden has been driven to depression in which he dispenses to a psycoanaylgist throughout the novel. Through his novel, Salinger incorporated the theme reality verses ... fear of facing reality though avoiding the truth. After failing out of Pencey, he decided to hide out in New York City, until his parents reached notice of his being kicked out of yet another school, because of his fear to face problems. Yet in reality the only way Holden could fix the problems he had would be to face them, not avoid them. He simply ran away from any instance ...
- 2815: Catcher In The Ryes Holden Cau
- ... works, and wants to be the "catcher in the rye," protecting society's children from it's evilness and corruption, keeping them safe. Holden has an ephiphany during the novel as he passes the elementary school halls and notices the obscenities scribbled on the walls. His attempt to efface them is unsuccessful, and he realizes that he can't make them go away. This symbolizes Holden's need to protect, and realization that he can't be the savior of society's corruption. Although the scene in the elementary school halls hint to Holden that he can't make the imperfections of the world disappear, nothing provides the determining insight better than his little sister, Phoebe. Upon his departure, Holden giving up, as he always ...
- 2816: Nhalants
- ... people, especially between the ages of 7 and 17. This is because inhalants are readily available and inexpensive. In fact, kids in the 7th grade are more likely to use inhalants than seniors in high school. Children can unintentionally misuse inhalant products that are often found around the house. Parents should see that these substances, like paints, medicines, and hairsprays, are kept away from young children. Inhalant abuse may result in ... Coalition at 1-800-269-4237 for information on treatment centers and facts on inhalants It is never too early for parents to teach their children about inhalants. Inhalant use starts as early as elementary school and is considered a gateway to further substance abuse. Parents often do not realize the harmful effects associated with inhalant abuse, and they do not educate their children until it is too late. Inhalants are ...
- 2817: Racism
- ... who are discriminated against in understanding that they are not what person's say they are. From birth to about age twelve, children collect information about their world. They learn from many ways including their school, family, neighbours, friends, and the community. They also get information from books, movies, television, and other media. From this information they gain beliefs, attitudes, and opinions. (An opinion is a belief that is stronger than ... particular ethnic group is likely to get these results in a confrontation: pain, anger, shame, hostility, guilt and embarrassment. Students admitted that they had used racial slurs when angered. I have noticed in our own school, that the students tell racial jokes and used ethnic names but they say that they don't mean what they say it's just for humour's sake. Race hatred often leads to violence. People ...
- 2818: Concerns Facing the United States in the 1990s: Crime, Education, and Employment
- ... was passed in 1994 which has put more police on the streets, increased drug enforcement, border patrols, and crime prevention programs. Another concern we deal with as Americans is education. Many students drop out of school early. Many of the rest graduate knowing less math, science, and history than other industrialized nations. Illiteracy rates are high, and more and more students are graduating from school even if they have been absent more days than allowed. To improve this, committees have been organized will develop voluntary national and state standards for education and authorize grants to develop model programs to improve ...
- 2819: Being Young
- ... to buy these clothes? Will he or she be excluded from the gang? Some schools in various countries have tried to solve this problem. They have introduced a rule that allows pupils to go at school only if they are dressed in a specific school-uniform. But many students don't like these uniforms. They want to decide for themselves how to dress. During the last years it has become more usual for parents to divorce. Some people think that ...
- 2820: Anti-Affirmative Action
- ... phrase, I realized that the student, whom I knew and worked with so many times, the one with such a lack of motivational ability, confidence, and ideas, was now occupying my chances towards a preferred school. "Affirmative action", I soon found out, was used by President John F. Kennedy over 30 years ago to imply equality and equal access to all, disregarding race, creed, color, or national origin. As a policy ... is the admission practices at the University of California Berkeley. In the same article by Pasour, it states that while whites or Asian-Americans need at least a 3.7 grade point average through high school to be in consideration for admission in Berkeley, most minorities with much lower standards are automatically admitted. All the preferential treatment may provide a basis for employers, employees, as well as real applicable students to ...
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